diff --git a/ui/src/components/create-post.tsx b/ui/src/components/create-post.tsx
index 1958be72d..fdee01f66 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/create-post.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/create-post.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ export class CreatePost extends Component<any, any> {
   }
 
   get prevCommunityName(): string {
-    if (this.props.location.state) {
+    if (this.props.match.params.name) {
+      return this.props.match.params.name;
+    } else if (this.props.location.state) {
       let lastLocation = this.props.location.state.prevPath;
       if (lastLocation.includes("/c/")) {
         return lastLocation.split("/c/")[1];
diff --git a/ui/src/components/main.tsx b/ui/src/components/main.tsx
index 1ec016ea6..ac43b1d9f 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/main.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/main.tsx
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ export class Main extends Component<any, MainState> {
                     </ul>
                   </div>
                 }
+                <Link class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary btn-block mb-3" 
+                  to="/create_community">Create a Community</Link>
                 {this.sidebar()}
               </div>
             }
diff --git a/ui/src/components/sidebar.tsx b/ui/src/components/sidebar.tsx
index d14ad68cc..8d1459d56 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/sidebar.tsx
@@ -117,10 +117,12 @@ export class Sidebar extends Component<SidebarProps, SidebarState> {
       </ul>
       <div>
         {community.subscribed 
-          ? <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary" onClick={linkEvent(community.id, this.handleUnsubscribe)}>Unsubscribe</button>
-          : <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary" onClick={linkEvent(community.id, this.handleSubscribe)}>Subscribe</button>
+          ? <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary btn-block mb-3" onClick={linkEvent(community.id, this.handleUnsubscribe)}>Unsubscribe</button>
+          : <button class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary btn-block mb-3" onClick={linkEvent(community.id, this.handleSubscribe)}>Subscribe</button>
         }
       </div>
+      <Link class="btn btn-sm btn-secondary btn-block mb-3" 
+        to={`/create_post/c/${community.name}`}>Create a Post</Link>
       {community.description && 
         <div>
           <hr />
diff --git a/ui/src/index.tsx b/ui/src/index.tsx
index b744ac7d2..04160a9fa 100644
--- a/ui/src/index.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/index.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class Index extends Component<any, any> {
             <Route path={`/home/type/:type/sort/:sort/page/:page`} component={Main} />
             <Route exact path={`/`} component={Main} />
             <Route path={`/login`} component={Login} />
+            <Route path={`/create_post/c/:name`} component={CreatePost} />
             <Route path={`/create_post`} component={CreatePost} />
             <Route path={`/create_community`} component={CreateCommunity} />
             <Route path={`/communities/page/:page`} component={Communities} />